Bowery Boy

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Bowery Boy
Directed by William Morgan
Screenplay by Robert Chapin
Harry Kronman
Eugene Solow
Story by Samuel Fuller
Sid Sutherland
Produced by Armand Schaefer
Starring Dennis O'Keefe
Louise Campbell
Jimmy Lydon
Helen Vinson
Roger Pryor
Paul Hurst
Cinematography Ernest Miller
Edited byEdward Mann
Music by Mort Glickman
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • December 27, 1940 (1940-12-27)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Bowery Boy is a 1940 American comedy film directed by William Morgan and written by Robert Chapin, Harry Kronman and Eugene Solow. The film stars Dennis O'Keefe, Louise Campbell, Jimmy Lydon, Helen Vinson, Roger Pryor and Paul Hurst. The film was released on December 27, 1940, by Republic Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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